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Multiple types of cardiac arrhythmias in a child with head injury and raised intracranial pressure.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16463127     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Arrhythmias occur as a life-threatening complication in adults with severe head injuries. A wide spectrum of brady- and tachyarrhythmias and different pathogenetic mechanisms have been described. We report an 8-year-old boy with traumatic brain injury who developed a variety of independent types of arrhythmias during the course of his illness, including supraventricular and ventricular extrasystoles, prolonged QT duration and ventricular fibrillation, accelerated junctional rhythm, and reentry tachycardia. Each arrhythmia may have had a distinct pathogenic pathway, and not all were associated with raised intracranial pressure.
Authors:
L Grosse-Wortmann; L Bindl; M-C Seghaye
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pediatric cardiology     Volume:  27     ISSN:  0172-0643     ISO Abbreviation:  Pediatr Cardiol     Publication Date:    2006 Mar-Apr
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-03-21     Completed Date:  2006-09-08     Revised Date:  2008-02-20    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8003849     Medline TA:  Pediatr Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  286-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany. lgrosse-wortmann@ukaachen.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology*
Bradycardia / etiology
Brain Injuries / complications*,  physiopathology
Child
Electrocardiography
Humans
Intracranial Hypertension / etiology*,  physiopathology
Long QT Syndrome / etiology
Male
Tachycardia / etiology

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